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Samples of virgin olive oils (105) from seven Extremaduran olive varieties (Cacereña, Carrasqueña, Cornezuelo, Corniche, Morisca, Picual, and Verdial de Badajoz) in three stage of maturity (green, semi-ripe, and ripe) were collected and the alkane, alkene, and sesquiterpene contents determined. There were significant differences at the 0.01 probability level in most of the hydrocarbons, both by variety and by state of maturity. Discriminant analysis applied to 70 samples explained 72.3% of the variance between the different groups of varieties and allowed 90% of the samples to be classified according to their variety. The acceptability of the model was verified against the remaining 35 samples, giving a mean level of correct classification of 94%.
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Bueno, E.O., Casas, J.S., García, A.M. et al. Discriminating power of the hydrocarbon content from virgin olive oil of extremadura cultivars. J Amer Oil Chem Soc 82, 1–6 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11746-005-1034-0
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